Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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William Monroe Trotter (1872-1934)
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Millie L. Russell (1926- )
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Carol Elaine Channing (1921-2019)
Charles Henry Turner
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Charles Henry Turner (1867-1923)

Explore Global African History

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Maseru, Lesotho (1869- )
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The Italo-Abyssinian War (1889-1896)
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Emperor Menelik II (Sahle Miriam) (1844-1913)
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Yvette M. Jarvis (1957- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research
Kansas Runaway
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“Blazing a Path to Freedom: African Americans and Their White Allies in Bleeding Kansas”
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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians
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Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope, 1954

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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